Leicester Dictionary

[Mee]

Careful, you don't want to come across as too romantic.

How embarrassing.

[jonthefox]

I always mash tea, also the Leicester word for throwing is to 'yack'.

I always thought it was lob.

[Asha]

I always thought it was lob.

I've always said 'send it'.

Also "Send me some money"...as in give me some...

[stez]

i said one at work, not 20 minutes ago, regarding, sending someone for their dinner; "if'y'see*insert name*tell'im'tu'gu'feriz'dinnoh"

[Trav Le Bleu]

Twenneh - Twenty

And also:

Hundret - Hundred.

[Guest]

I always mash tea, also the Leicester word for throwing is to 'yack'.

Isn't that the word for throwing up?

Don't think that's a Leicester thing though

[Webbo]

Am I the only person who'd say " yack us them keys/that shirt etc"?

Also 'rammel' meaning rubbish.

[Teece]

Am I the only person who'd say " yack us them keys/that shirt etc"?

Also 'rammel' meaning rubbish.

now you're not alone, I often say 'yak' for 'throw' or say its yakking it down when its raining etc...

I do also use it to mean chatter too though like most of the rest of the country probably do

I also know/use rammel

[Zingari]

not sure if these are particular to Leicester but i remember these words being used a lot

yawping ; shouting loudly

galoot ; silly person

screaming abdabs ; madly excited

giggoring ( not sure how it's spelt ); flirtatious raucous laughter

[Webbo]

I still yawp.

[Wymsey]

What the hell is a 'scrunny lad?' Heard my school mates say it all the while and they call me this on facebook occasionally = Hopefully its a nice thing?

[Fosse Boy]

not sure if these are particular to Leicester but i remember these words being used a lot

screaming abdabs ; madly excited

Yep, I've heard some of my family use that term. Might be Leicestershire/East Mids specific. Never heard it used anywhere else.

[Houdini Logic]

'Easy' - pronounced 'Eeeez - eh'

Everywhere other than Leicester this died out in the mid nineties

[Guest]

'Easy' - pronounced 'Eeeez - eh'

Everywhere other than Leicester this died out in the mid nineties

So did chanting 'Wooooooooaaaaaaah…… you're shit aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!'

But we still loves a bit o' that

[Houdini Logic]

So did chanting 'Wooooooooaaaaaaah…… you're shit aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!'

But we still loves a bit o' that

As much as you're right - I didn't actually mean the football chant, I meant as a replacement to the word 'hello'

[poopbutt]

have to say, i do still use easy all the time.

[Guest Mee-9]

Not sure if this is just Leicester.

Moggy - Cat

[MikeyT]

quite a few actually thati've never heard here.

[Fosse Boy]

Not sure if this is just Leicester.

Moggy - Cat

Definitely not just Leicester.

[Guest Bilo]

Wassamarrawiye?

What's wrong?

[poopbutt]

yeah

wih ya

[Collymore]

Having lived away from Leicester the only one I realise has people stumped is Jitty. Most of the other ones are pretty well known, espeically the cockney ones!

[Teece]

Also, The Leicester Accent... I was kind of only vaguely aware of it when I lived there?? Suppose it just sounds 'normal' to you when you hear it all the time, but now I've moved away I notice it loads more and am becoming pretty adept at recognising it if its on TV / radio or suchlike.

As for attempting to describe how it sounds I've had mates say its like 'cockney farmer' ?????????